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Ezekiel 32

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1 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN ενδεκατος-A1--DSN ετος-N3E-DSN εν-P ο- A--DSM δωδεκατος-A1--DSM μην-N3--DSM εις-A1A-DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λογος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM προς-P εγω- P--AS λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM λαμβανω-VB--AAD2S θρηνος-N2--ASM επι-P *φαραω-N---ASM βασιλευς-N3V-ASM *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI2S αυτος- D--DSM λεων-N3--DSM εθνος-N3E-GPN ομοιοω-VCI-API2S και-C συ- P--NS ως-C δρακων-N3--NSM ο- A--NSM εν-P ο- A--DSF θαλασσα-N1S-DSF και-C κερατιζω-V1I-IAI2S ο- A--DPM ποταμος-N2--DPM συ- P--GS και-C ταρασσω-V1I-IAI2S υδωρ-N3--ASN ο- A--DPM πους-N3D-DPM συ- P--GS και-C καταπατεω-V2I-IAI2S ο- A--APM ποταμος-N2--APM συ- P--GS

3 οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM και-C περιβαλλω-VF2-FAI1S επι-P συ- P--AS δικτυον-N2N-APN λαος-N2--GPM πολυς-A1--GPM και-C ανααγω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS εν-P ο- A--DSN αγκιστρον-N2N-DSN εγω- P--GS

4 και-C εκτεινω-VF2-FAI1S συ- P--AS επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF πεδιον-N2N-APN πιμπλημι-VS--FPI3S συ- P--GS και-C επι καταιζω-VF2-FAI1S επι-P συ- P--AS πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN πετεινον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C ενπιμπλημι-VF--FAI1S εκ-P συ- P--GS πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN θηριον-N2N-APN πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

5 και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APF σαρξ-N3K-APF συ- P--GS επι-P ο- A--APN ορος-N3E-APN και-C ενπιμπλημι-VF--FAI1S απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN συ- P--GS

6 και-C ποτιζω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF απο-P ο- A--GPN προχωρημα-N3M-GPN συ- P--GS απο-P ο- A--GSN πληθος-N3E-GSN συ- P--GS επι-P ο- A--GPN ορος-N3E-GPN φαραγξ-N3G-APF ενπιμπλημι-VF--FAI1S απο-P συ- P--GS

7 και-C κατακαλυπτω-VF--FAI1S εν-P ο- A--DSN σβεννυμι-VC--APN συ- P--AS ουρανος-N2--ASM και-C συνσκοταζω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APN αστρον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSM ηλιος-N2--ASM εν-P νεφελη-N1--DSF καλυπτω-VF--FAI1S και-C σεληνη-N1--NSF ου-D μη-D φαινω-VD--APS3S ο- A--ASN φως-N3T-ASN αυτος- D--GSF

8 πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN φαινω-V1--PAPNPN φως-N3T-NSN εν-P ο- A--DSM ουρανος-N2--DSM συνσκοταζω-VF--FAI3P επι-P συ- P--AS και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S σκοτος-N3E-ASN επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF συ- P--GS λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM

9 και-C παραοργιζω-VF2-FAI1S καρδια-N1A-ASF λαος-N2--GPM πολυς-A1--GPM ηνικα-D αν-X αγω-V1--PAI1S αιχμαλωσια-N1A-ASF συ- P--GS εις-P ο- A--APN εθνος-N3E-APN εις-P γη-N1--ASF ος- --ASF ου-D γιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI2S

10 και-C στυγναζω-VF--FAI3P επι-P συ- P--AS εθνος-N3E-NPN πολυς-A1--NPN και-C ο- A--NPM βασιλευς-N3V-NPM αυτος- D--GPM εκστασις-N3I-DSF εκιστημι-VF--FMI3P εν-P ο- A--DSN πετομαι-V5--PMN ο- A--ASF ρομφαια-N1A-ASF εγω- P--GS επι-P προσωπον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM προςδεχομαι-V1--PMPNPM ο- A--ASF πτωσις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GPM απο-P ημερα-N1A-GSF πτωσις-N3I-GSF συ- P--GS

11 οτι-C οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ρομφαια-N1A-NSF βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *βαβυλων-N3W-GSF ηκω-VF--FAI3S συ- P--DS

12 εν-P μαχαιρα-N1--DPF γιγας-N3--GPM και-C καταβαλλω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASF ισχυς-N3--ASF συ- P--GS λοιμος-N2--NPM απο-P εθνος-N3E-GPN πας-A3--NPM και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FAI3P ο- A--ASF υβρις-N3I-ASF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C συντριβω-VD--FPI3S πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF ισχυς-N3--NSF αυτος- D--GSF

13 και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FAI1S πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN κτηνος-N3E-APN αυτος- D--GSF απο-P υδωρ-N3T-GSN πολυς-A1--GSN και-C ου-D μη-D ταρασσω-VA--AAS3S αυτος- D--ASN ετι-D πους-N3D-NSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM και-C ιχνος-N3E-NSN κτηνος-N3E-GPN ου-D μη-D καταπατεω-VA--AAS3S αυτος- D--ASN

14 ουτως-D τοτε-D ησυχαζω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NPN υδωρ-N3T-NPN αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--NPM ποταμος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GPM ως-C ελαιον-N2N-NSN πορευομαι-VF--FMI3P λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

15 οταν-D διδωμι-VO--AAS1S *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF εις-P απωλεια-N1A-ASF και-C ερημοω-VC--APS3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF συν-P ο- A--DSF πληρωσις-N3I-DSF αυτος- D--GSF οταν-D διασπειρω-VA--AAS1S πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM εν-P αυτος- D--DSF και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM

16 θρηνος-N2--NSM ειμι-V9--PAI3S και-C θρηνεω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--ASM και-C ο- A--NPF θυγατηρ-N3--NPF ο- A--GPN εθνος-N3E-GPN θρηνεω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--ASM επι-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF και-C επι-P πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF ισχυς-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSF θρηνεω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--ASF λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM

17 και-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S εν-P ο- A--DSN δωδεκατος-A1--DSN ετος-N3E-DSN ο- A--GSM πρωτος-A1--GSMS μην-N3--GSM πεντεκαιδεκατος-A1--DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λογος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM προς-P εγω- P--AS λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

18 υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM θρηνεω-VA--AAD2S επι-P ο- A--ASF ισχυς-N3--ASF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C καταβιβαζω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF ο- A--APN εθνος-N3E-APN νεκρος-A1A-APF εις-P ο- A--ASN βαθος-N3E-ASN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF προς-P ο- A--APM καταβαινω-V1--PAPAPM εις-P βοθρος-N2--ASM

20 εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM τραυματιας-N1T-GPM μαχαιρα-N1--APF πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C κοιμαω-VC--FPI3S πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF ισχυς-N3--NSF αυτος- D--GSM

21 και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI3P συ- P--DS ο- A--NPM γιγας-N3--NPM εν-P βαθυς-A3U-DSM βοθρος-N2--GSM γιγνομαι-V1--PMD2S τις- I--GSN κρεισσων-A3C-NSM ειμι-V9--PAI2S καταβαινω-VC--APD2S και-C κοιμαω-VC--APD2S μετα-P απεριτμητος-A1B-GPM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM τραυματιας-N1T-GPM μαχαιρα-N1--APF

22 εκει-D *ασσουρ-N---NS και-C πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF συναγωγη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GSM πας-A3--NPM τραυματιας-N1T-NPM εκει-D διδωμι-VCI-API3P και-C ο- A--NSF ταφη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GPM εν-P βαθυς-A3U-DSM βοθρος-N2--GSM και-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSF συναγωγη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GSM περικυκλω-D ο- A--GSN μνημα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSM πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM τραυματιας-N1T-NPM ο- A--NPM πιπτω-VX--XAPNPM μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF

23 ο- A--NPM διδωμι-VO--AAPNPM ο- A--ASM φοβος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GPM επι-P γη-N1--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF

24 εκει-D αιλαμ-N---NSN και-C πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF δυναμις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GSM περικυκλω-D ο- A--GSN μνημα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSM πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM τραυματιας-N1T-NPM ο- A--NPM πιπτω-VX--XAPNPM μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF και-C ο- A--NPM καταβαινω-V1--PAPNPM απεριτμητος-A1B-NPM εις-P γη-N1--GSF βαθος-N3E-ASN ο- A--NPM διδωμι-VX--XAPNPM αυτος- D--GPM φοβος-N2--ASM επι-P γη-N1--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--ASF βασανος-N2--ASF αυτος- D--GPM μετα-P ο- A--GPM καταβαινω-V1--PAPGPM εις-P βοθρος-N2--ASM

25 εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM τραυματιας-N1T-GPM

26 εκει-D διδωμι-VCI-API3P *μοσοχ-N---NS και-C *θοβελ-N---NS και-C πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF ισχυς-N3--NSF αυτος- D--GPM περικυκλω-D ο- A--GSN μνημα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSM πας-A3--NPM τραυματιας-N1T-NPM αυτος- D--GSM πας-A3--NPM απεριτμητος-A1B-NPM τραυματιας-N1T-NPM απο-P μαχαιρα-N1--APF ο- A--NPM διδωμι-VX--XAPNPM ο- A--ASM φοβος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GPM επι-P γη-N1--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF

27 και-C κοιμαω-VCI-API3P μετα-P ο- A--GPM γιγας-N3--GPM ο- A--GPM πιπτω-VX--XAPGPM απο-P αιων-N3W-GSM ος- --NPM καταβαινω-VZI-AAI3P εις-P αδης-N1M-GSM εν-P οπλον-N2N-DPN πολεμικος-A1--DPN και-C τιθημι-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--APF μαχαιρα-N1--APF αυτος- D--GPM υπο-P ο- A--APF κεφαλη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GPM και-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3P ο- A--NPF ανομια-N1A-NPF αυτος- D--GPM επι-P ο- A--GPN οστεον-N2N-GPN αυτος- D--GPM οτι-C εκφοβεω-VAI-AAI3P γιγας-N3--APM εν-P γη-N1--DSF ζωη-N1--GSF

28 και-C συ- P--NS εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM απεριτμητος-A1B-GPM κοιμαω-VC--FPI2S μετα-P τραυματιζω-VT--XPPGPM μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF

29 εκει-D διδωμι-VCI-API3P ο- A--NPM αρχων-N3--NPM *ασσουρ-N---GS ο- A--NPM διδωμι-VO--AAPNPM ο- A--ASF ισχυς-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM εις-P τραυμα-N3M-ASN μαχαιρα-N1--APF ουτος- D--NPM μετα-P τραυματιας-N1T-GPM κοιμαω-VCI-API3P μετα-P καταβαινω-V1--PAPGPM εις-P βοθρος-N2--ASM

30 εκει-D ο- A--NPM αρχων-N3--NPM ο- A--GSM βορεας-N1T-GSM πας-A3--NPM στρατηγος-N2--NPM *ασσουρ-N---GS ο- A--NPM καταβαινω-V1--PAPNPM τραυματιας-N1T-NPM συν-P ο- A--DSM φοβος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--DSF ισχυς-N3U-DSF αυτος- D--GPM κοιμαω-VCI-API3P απεριτμητος-A1B-NPM μετα-P τραυματιας-N1T-GPM μαχαιρα-N1--APF και-C αποφερω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASF βασανος-N2--ASF αυτος- D--GPM μετα-P ο- A--GPM καταβαινω-V1--PAPGPM εις-P βοθρος-N2--ASM

31 εκεινος- D--APM οραω-VF--FMI3S βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *φαραω-N---NSM και-C παρακαλεω-VC--FPI3S επι-P πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF ισχυς-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GPM λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM

32 οτι-C διδωμι-VX--XAI1S ο- A--ASM φοβος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM επι-P γη-N1--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF και-C κοιμαω-VC--FPI3S εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM απεριτμητος-A1B-GPM μετα-P τραυματιας-N1T-GPM μαχαιρα-N1--APF *φαραω-N---NSM και-C πας-A3--NSN ο- A--NSN πληθος-N3E-NSN αυτος- D--GSM λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1808

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1808. 'And count the stars' means a representation of goods and truths in a mental view of the constellations. This is clear from what has just been stated, and also from the representation and meaning of 'the stars' as goods and truths. Stars are mentioned many times in the Word, and in every instance they mean goods and truths, and also in the contrary sense evils and falsities. Or what amounts to the same, they mean angels or communities of angels, and also in the contrary sense evil spirits and groupings of these. When angels or communities of angels are meant they are stars that are motionless, but when evil spirits and groupings of these are meant, they are stars that wander, as I have seen on many occasions.

[2] The fact that everything in the sky above and on the earth beneath is representative of celestial and spiritual things has become clear from the plain evidence that things similar to those that appear before the eyes in the sky and on the earth are also manifested visually in the world of spirits, and this as clearly as in broad daylight. There they are nothing other than representatives. For example, when a starry sky appears and the stars in it are motionless one knows instantly that they mean goods and truths; and when the stars appear wandering one knows instantly that they mean evils and falsities. And from the way in which the stars shine and sparkle the nature of them is made clear too, besides countless other considerations. Consequently if anyone is willing to be wise in his thinking he may know where all things on earth originate, namely in the Lord. And the reason why these things do not present themselves on earth in non-physical ideas but in actual physical objects is that all things, both celestial and spiritual, which derive from the Lord are living and essential, or substantial (as they are called), and therefore manifest themselves as actual objects within the natural order, see 1632.

[3] That 'the stars' represents and means goods and truths becomes clear from the following places in the Word: In Isaiah,

The stars of the heavens and their constellations do not give their light. The sun is darkened in its going forth, and the moon does not shed its light And I will punish the world for evil, and the wicked for their iniquity. Isaiah 13:10-11.

The subject here is the day of a visiting with punishment. Anyone may see that here 'the stars' and 'the constellations' are not used to mean stars and constellations but truths and goods, 'the sun' to mean love, and 'the moon' to mean faith; for falsities and evils which 'darken' are being referred to.

[4] In Ezekiel,

When I have blotted you out I will cover the heavens; I will darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light. All the bright lights I will make dark over you, and I will put darkness over your land. Ezekiel 32:7-8.

Here the meaning is similar. In Joel,

The earth quaked before Him, the heavens trembled. The sun and the moon were darkened, and the stars withdrew their shining. Joel 2:10; 3:15.

Here the meaning is similar. In David,

Praise Jehovah, sun and moon, praise Him, all stars of light! Praise Him, heavens of heavens! Psalms 148:3-4.

Here the meaning is similar.

[5] That 'stars' does not mean stars but goods and truths, or what amounts to the same, people who are wholly taken up with goods and truths, as angels are, is stated plainly in John,

I saw the Son of Man holding in His right hand seven stars. As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven lampstands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven Churches; while the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven Churches. Revelation 1:16, 20.

[6] In the same book,

The fourth angel sounded, and a third part of the sun was struck, and a third part of the moon, and a third part of the stars, so that a third part of them was darkened, and the day did not shine for a third part of it, and the night likewise. Revelation 8:12.

Here it is quite clear that good and truth were darkened. In Daniel,

There came forth a little horn, and it grew very much towards the south, and towards the east, and towards the glorious [land]. And it grew even towards the host of heaven, and cast down to earth some of the host, and of the stars, and trampled on them. Daniel 8:9-10.

Clearly 'the host of heaven' and 'the stars' are goods and truths, which were 'trampled on'.

[7] These places also show what is meant by the Lord's words in Matthew,

At the close of the age, immediately after the affliction of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Matthew 24:29.

And in Luke,

There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and upon the earth distress of nations in despair, at the roaring of the sea and of the ocean. Luke 21:25.

Here 'the sun' does not at all mean the sun, nor 'the moon' the moon, nor 'stars' the stars, nor 'sea' the sea, but the things which these represent; that is to say, 'the sun' means the celestial things of love, 'moon' the spiritual things, 'stars' goods and truths, or cognitions of good and truth, which around the close of the age when no faith, that is, no charity, exists, are thus darkened.

  
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